Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
That__Guy
I feel that most of the reviews are misleading. The overwhelming majority hail this show as hilarious and interesting, but I certainly didn't get any of that from watching it.
I binged all of this series (season 1, Matsuri, season 2, and the specials) and I can say that it was only enjoyable for the first few episodes. The gags quickly became overused and just annoying rather quickly. All jokes in this series center around the following:
- Akihisa getting attacked by two girls out of jealousy
- Hideyoshi being a tomgirl or an ambiguous gender
- Yuuji getting stabbed in the eyes by Shouko due to jealousy
- Ninja Pervert spraying blood from his nose
- Minami being called flat-chested and getting violent
That pretty much sums up the entire series. These same gags are repeated ad nauseam to…
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Just like first season.
Simply and boring, i think there was a good joke somewhere however i may be wrong. Those jokes are so simply that only kids that have not seen many animes would like this.
So basically this season maybe a bit better but still very generic to a point where you dont realy care. So there is no story, drawing and story is just okey, characters are boring stereotypes.
Well if you like simply animes then you gona like it then you gona enjoy this but be warned, Dragon Balls is very complicated compared to this anime.
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Actually this season is 50-50 Comedy-Romance and normally i should probably praise that and in general be really happy,right? WRONG! (Will mention on the 'thoughts' section bellow)
It still contains a lot of ideas but it uses them more efficiently than the last season. The jokes and humour are updated and innovative. . . but its still hit or miss...Not anyone's cup of tea!
The Story is still the same and as the premise suggests its getting deeper into the characters.
Characters are slightly better than last season, better explained and their actions and reactions more justified and orchestrated in a weird way.
Sounds are actually a lot better! The OP more fitting its theme and the ED were really delicate.Also there are OST for some moments and without a doubt fitting and making the show e…
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just to let you know, i tried to watched the 1st ep of the second season in english dub, but since i was so used to the jap dub, the eng dub sounded so bad, i only watched like the first 3min of eng dub then switched to sub.
Baka to test season 2 was a great anime. but you may be thinking, why did i rate it a 7? not higher. well, the beginning was bad. first like 3 eps were so bad but the rest were okay. i really enjoyed the last 5 or so episodes.
story: 6/10
what do u expect from this honestly? it's a comedy anime. don't get me wrong here, i really do like comedy anime. i just dont want to ratings to be biased (i want to rate everything equally, so if the story is bad, then so be it) so this is why i rating the story low. there is plot here and there but it gets blocked out by the com…
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Story
The story is simple with no focus but it is still good. It have the necesary plot and situations so it can work efficiently without loosing the main object. The episodes fit together into a continuous story. It could go better with more episodes but it was good enought. In other matters, the story was Simplistic with little miniplots for complexity but they work for the main story. The ending is predictable but still enjoyable. The ending is satisfying but open so you can´t have a complete ending.
Art
It has an amainzing art. The drawings were made of especifics situations and make and hilarious moments that become Memorable. The backgrounds were poorly desinged but maybe with a purpose so i wont discard that option. The desing of the characters were complementing with the personali…
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To save myself some time, I'll write this review considering both seasons and the OVA.
Let me say this beforehand: some details were changed from the light novel, some of which are major details. (What those are is up to you to find out.) And the anime did not cover all of the light novel. Nevertheless, Baka to Test is still one of the best anime out there, and is a classic must-watch. The review will be based solely on the anime.
Story - 10
Baka to Test has a very interesting premise: a school where you "fight" for your classroom status based on your score tests. That in itself was enough for me to grab this anime to my watch list. The story has a nice plot twists on it. Very humorous. The side stories does not bore you, and develops the characters thoroughly.
I have no negative though…
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A lot of times, the second season is not really as good as the first one but not here. Everything is just the same fun as the first season and it doesn’t really get old at all. Some jokes are played off but they put it a little different so it feels new. Some of it actually becomes even funnier because of Yoshii’s sister playing more of a role in it.
Again, the show follows the characters and actually doesn’t really have much of the avatar battles that I would have liked to see more of. I feel that they sort of skipped out a bit on the battles again. If the name has summon the beasts in it, wouldn’t you think that they would have more of the beasts in it instead of a romantic comedy?
The episodes do have a lot more about romance and what the characters are feeling to one another to a poi…
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I almost forgot to do a review for this anime. Well, here's my review for this anime.
Baka and Test: Summon the Beast 2, or Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni!, is one of the greatest anime I've ever watched. If you guys watched School Rumble, Angel Beats, or Lucky Star, then you would most likely enjoy school comedies. Baka and Test basically exceeds those three previously mentioned. It reaches to new heights with it's amazingness. There is so much to talk about with this anime.
Let's begin with the story. The story is easy to keep up. It also had some funny moments, which I shall not mention. It kept me laughing. There was no dull moment in this anime. You could be in the worst mood possible, and watching one episode of this anime will get you excited.
The characters are so respectable. It…
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Overall: After rating each separate aspect of the anime, the overall score averaged to 5.6, which I rounded to 6. For my review, I decided to break it down into the five parts.
Story: I felt as though the plot was just continued because of the fans that wanted more, like me. What happened to the summoner test wars? They were fairly nonexistent here. Most of the season consisted of what should be filler episodes. I'd expect something better especially from a season opening, which was a useless trip to the beach. The flashback episodes were good, though. I loved the one showing Shuoko and Yuuji as children because I was always wondering what the cause of Shuoko's infatuation was. I actually liked the last two episodes with the haunted house too. To make things short, the anime took a big di…
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I am really starting to love Baka & Test more and more as each day goes by. The art was perfect and the music was great including the ending song which I listened to a lot of times.
The cast really spend time with each other, getting to know one another and share the bonds together. Even including the Yukata contest where the guys make funny poses and WOW! I cannot stop laughing. Even especially, like love interests sometimes they might fall apart due to one mistake. Yuuji and Shoko started to love each other when they were kids and I was so sad to see that Yuuji protected Shoko from the bullies but he ends up getting beaten.
I loved the part on episode 4 where Himeji asks the guys to taste her food and they freaked out. Even also the part on where the summoning portal. When the person…
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2nd Season of Baka and Test - Summon The Beasts
2011 Anime produced by Silver Link and Licensed by Funimation
Review from my POV (w/personal biases)
Viewed in the English DUB (2013)
DO NOT WATCH if you haven't seen S1.
(Sp)oiler-ish
Pros:
+ The humor is stronger and with more variety than the previous season. It doesnt get as stale.
+ The Art design was very appealing (SO MANY COLORS!!!) + I didn't have any problem with any of the performances (except one). Even the supporting cast was great. Trina Nishimura and Todd Haberkorn both have small but enjoyable parts. Plus I like how Brina Palencia practically has half an episode to herself :P
+ Haunted House arc.
(Personal) + I really dug the amplified romantic element :3
(Sp)+ That one joke with Minami summoning during the Haunted House arc…
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This is only my second review so please leave some feed back and rate the review if you read it!
Story: 7
For the most part the show is what you would expect from Baka and Test, light hearted silly and fun to watch with loads of comedic tid bits that will have "ROFLing" your ass off, but with more to it this time around.
The series starts where it left off, a weak (Story wise) love triangle between Akihisa, Minami, and Himeji that is and really isn't the main focus of the show. However this season changes that a bit in the second half and gives us the much needed character development that was virtually (More literally) nonexistent in the first season. During these episodes we learn a lot more about the characters pasts which makes the triangle more interesting and is definitely paving…
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A perfect 10 ^_^
I watched the first Baka to Test and when I heard they were making a season 2, I got excited instantly! And it was worth the wait. Right from the get-go it was great. Watching the first episode of the second season reminded me why I feel in love with this anime so much. I laughed so hard watching the first episode. This anime is not to be take literally in any way. Its a goofy, silly, with some what romance thrown in to it and it works perfectly. Heck if it ain't broken don't fix it right.
The first couple of episodes, I want to say 6 or so episodes, don't take place in the high school. The first 3 episodes take place on a beach trip and the other 3-4 episodes take place in a training school. Then its back to its roots.
But the main reason to watch Baka to Test is for…
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First review - starting off with an awesome anime...
After finishing the first season of Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, my natural instincts made me search for and hoped there was a second season because it was that hilarious and entertaining it made me want to watch the sequel, if there wasn't a sequel then I would have watched the the first season over again. Of course Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! didn't fail at delivering those funny knacks and beautiful animation the first season portrayed.
Story: 8/10
Although there isn't a major storyline in the series it still kept me on my toes. Few bits of pieces may have needed some more thought into it but overall I loved it. Even without a storyline it was extremely funny and an anime for anyone to watch.
Art: 9/10
The art of the anime was s…
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I'm going to go ahead and say it. Baka and Test is DEFINITELY my favorite anime. Tons of colorful characters, comedy, and story.
Season 2 was mostly about character development rather than keeping up with the story, but that's not a bad thing. Some shows don't do character development without terrible terrible filler. Some don't at all!
Story: 10
Season 2 focused more on developing the characters through individual stories than one full story throughout the season, BUT they did it right. Baka and Test Shokanjuu Ni incorporates excellent use of story arcs within it's episodes to keep the audience from that "filler" feeling. From crazy beach days, to Minami's backstory, to peeking into girls' bathing rooms, this season took it around and back.
Art: 10
Once again the animation is amazing…
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My first review, let´s go!
Ah, Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni!
More of the same? Or something completely different?
Some might say that it's one or the other, I myself say that it's both at the same time.
This will be a retrospective on the second season of Baka to Test, and will contain little to no spoilers, so let's dive right into it.
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! is just like it's first season a true comedy. And it very much stays in the roots of the genre. The amount of jokes thrown at the viewer is very high, and just like the first season of high quality. All the jokes used in the series get refferenced or come back multiple times, and that was made the first season very great. As where a lot of people would agree that the jokes are being reused like the knife and fork you use ea…
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Baka to test to shoukanjuu 2 was a worse scam than when I sell ice lollies made of my own frozen piss to children on my street for 5 dollars as “lemon flavour”
no fuck that, it was like when I sell my patented “cancerbegone” drug to terminally ill patients for their life savings. It was that bad, I mean the first series of Baka to test to shoukanjuu was no work of art but it had its good moments, it could be funny and clever with some interesting ideas like the whole battling thing and the division of classes based on test scores, there was room for some potential there.
But this sequel just threw all that out the window in favour of a story-less, plot-less, one dimensional, boring Harem with nothing more than episode after episode of unoriginal rom-com stuff that we've seen a million ti…
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Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! follows up the first season with pretty much more of the same. If you liked the first installment, you'll probably like the second too. Nothing really changes, but they do add some more serious episodes.
There's no real story in the show. The premise is that students from 6 classes (A to F) can have battles with each other using summoned monsters. The skill of the monsters are based on that student's score in whatever subject the current judging instructor teaches.
The characters are the same from the first season, as are the gimmicks and jokes around them. However, as mentioned earlier there are types of "origin" episodes for a few cast members which sheds more light on their personalities. These seem a little out of place with the comedy in the series,…
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And so ends another season of the show with one of the most cumbersome names imaginable. Yes I'm not really sure a title would fly over here in the western hemisphere... what if shows like Lost were called "Islands and Passengers and Smoke Monsters"... but I digress. Yes Baka to Test to Shokanjuu (missing out on an excellent opportunity to call itself Baka 2 Test 2 Shokanjuu... provided it used the english pronunciation of the number 2... blah) has finally ended and its left... a strange taste in my mouth. Its definitely not what I expected from a Baka to season, so lets elaborate shall we.
Let me start for once with the OP of this season (how appropriate?). I normally don't care much about the opening of a series but this time was an exception. Baka to season 1... and even the ova, had…
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Updated up to the Final Episode!
Baka to Test to Shokanjuu Ni! where to start... Haha. After I saw the first season when it came out I was left wanting more. What with the unique battle system they have in the series and the amazingly hilarious cast of characters, I totally wanted another season, and here my prayers were answered with another season of Baka!
Story:
Not really sure how to describe the story, there is a story behind it all, its just overshadowed by the fact that the anime is hilarious at every turn. Its not the main drive for the anime, the characters interactions and hilarity drive the show. This season actually did have more story elements in it than the last though, and it was pretty well written, becoming quite emotional at some points as we learn about how Minami fall…
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